I-130 for children under 18

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When filling for a child under 18 years old do you also have to submit the I-129F or only the I-130

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When filling for a child under 18 years old do you also have to submit the I-129F or only the I-130

I recommend filing an I-130 for each intending immigrant because they will need one filed either now or with their adjustment of status. If you do not file I-130 for each now, there is no chance of an immigrant visa. You will be limited to K3/K4 and need to file the I-130s later anyway along with AOS.

If I were in your shoes today, I wouldn't file the I-129F at all. I'd go with the CR1/CR2 instead, but priorities do vary. You'll want to consider all this very carefully before acting.

[De & Al 0]

When filling for a child under 18 years old do you also have to submit the I-129F or only the I-130

I recommend filing an I-130 for each intending immigrant because they will need one filed either now or with their adjustment of status. If you do not file I-130 for each now, there is no chance of an immigrant visa. You will be limited to K3/K4 and need to file the I-130s later anyway along with AOS.

If I were in your shoes today, I wouldn't file the I-129F at all. I'd go with the CR1/CR2 instead, but priorities do vary. You'll want to consider all this very carefully before acting.

I could submit teh I-129F and olso the I-130 for my step child what is teh diference??

[pushbrk 13,120]

When filling for a child under 18 years old do you also have to submit the I-129F or only the I-130

I recommend filing an I-130 for each intending immigrant because they will need one filed either now or with their adjustment of status. If you do not file I-130 for each now, there is no chance of an immigrant visa. You will be limited to K3/K4 and need to file the I-130s later anyway along with AOS.

If I were in your shoes today, I wouldn't file the I-129F at all. I'd go with the CR1/CR2 instead, but priorities do vary. You'll want to consider all this very carefully before acting.

I could submit teh I-129F and olso the I-130 for my step child what is teh diference??

You submit only one I-129F. It's for your spouse. Any children are listed on the I-129F. For a spouse, an I-129F is not filed alone. There must also be an I-130. Have you read the step by step guide for K3? No? Start there.

You family can come on immigrant visas or K3 non-immigrant visas. The K3 non-immigrant visa is for your spouse and the K4 is for a child or children. K3 and K3 require adjustment of status to permanent resident, after US entry. This is costly and time consuming. It also requires an I-130 be filed for each immigrant. You can file I-130s for children after K4 arrival but you must file an I-130 for the spouse as the first step in either the immigrant or non-immigrant process.